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by CraigRo 682 days ago
Shirt sleeves to shirt sleeves in three generations. I’ve heard this since I was young; this is hardly new.

Inherited wealth does not encourage frugality, nor does the third generation generally find working hard to be as fulfilling as the first did. You see a lot of artists and lifestyle businesses in the third generation coupled with a fairly plush lifestyle